Birth Injury

The uncertainties and tremendous challenges of raising and caring for a child suffering from cerebral palsy or other serious birth injury are daunting. Over the past three decades, our team of experienced trial attorneys and specialists has established an impressive track record helping families, in the courtroom and in our community. Experience counts. Results matter.

In birth injury cases, our experienced attorneys know the value of R &I a detailed research and investigation. Our team includes medical and nursing experts who perform a deep and thorough medical research to evaluate the merits of a medical malpractice long before the lawsuit is filed.

Our team of experienced trial attorneys and world renowned experts provide the necessary edge in the preparation, research and trial of a case where a newborn is injured at birth.While significant birth injury accounts for fewer than 2% of neonatal deaths and stillbirths in the United States. It still occurs as a result of medical negligence, and we make sure that victims are not victimized twice by not receiving due compensation.

Our commitment to our clients and the community drive our dedication to assist our clients beyond the courtroom and in to the community. We take the necessary time, effort and energy to provide or seek out answers to parents' questions about resources and planning for the child's future. We take great care to investigate whether a child's injuries could have been prevented and if so, work with premier medical and nursing experts to pursue the remedies to which the family is entitled in order to assist in planning and our number one goal, to protect the child's future.

Cohen, Placitella & Roth, supports families facing these challenges outside of the courtroom as well. Our firm is proud to have established the Cohen, Placitella & Roth Family Support Fund at United Cerebral Palsy. The Family Support Fund is used to help individuals and families living with a disability cope with an unexpected emergency, acquire needed assistive technology and adaptive equipment, or help people live more independently. For more information visit United Cerebral Palsy - Philadelphia, http://www.ucpphila.org/support/familyfunds.

Our commitment and dedication runs significantly deeper than the courtroom extends further. Stewart L. Cohen serves as President of the Pennsylvania Brain Injury Association, and is a long time Board member and Vice President of Untied Cerebral Palsy of Philadelphia and Vicinity. He is a frequent speaker and a published author on the representation of medical malpractice victims, proof of medical negligence, and ethics in the representation of medical malpractice victims and their families. Results matter. Experience counts.